Recent content by johnzot

Spicypadthai - Honestly, I could live with the flaws that I've had for nearly 3 years (Camera, Mics..etc), but, the battery life was the final killer. And personally, I do not believe a "new" battery would change that. It's W10M and the lack of a decent firmware update. For instance, I use...

Well.. it was only a matter of time .. Got my phone 2-23-14 (release week) ...2 mics dead, camera off, and battery lasting only 4-6 hours with light use (20+ hours if I don't touch it). The best phone I've owned, and I blame VZ for not supporting any firmware updates. Unfortunately, staying...

Dan Tyndall, Battery life of 24+ hours was on 8.1 ... i've been on .67 and .189 for a couple weeks now - and just not getting any better. The only good side is the W10M just looks great, smooth - but, it did break a couple apps and really, my only BIG issue is battery life.

I have the same issue. I would get nearly 24 hours with light usage, sometimes much more without issue. However, I finally hooked onto the AU (.67) and the phone would get hot.. very hot .. while the battery drained quickly. With the update to .189, it seemed to have improved (at least in...

I just took the plunge into the AU from W8.1. Although I have some app issues (e.g. TD Ameritrade), overall I am VERY impressed with the look and feel of W10M AU. HOWEVER, my biggest issue is battery life. My gosh, I think I lost 50% battery life compared to W8.1, so much that, I think it's...

SteveNoza, Any update on how the battery is doing, in relation to 8.1? I am very anxious to install W10M, but, worried about battery life. For now, 8.1 lasts a full day, with casual use. Thanks in advance

Just checked myself, and also am getting the "Good News!..." statement. I did do the insider thing, however, I rolled back a while back due to battery/data issues. As my daily driver, I am sticking with the official release (if / when it happens).... "crossing fingers, that is it soon"

Hello Eden. Welcome to Windows Phone. There is much to like, but with regards to Google Voice - it's very much a no-go. Once upon a time, there was a great 3rd party app called MetroTalk. Google threatened a lawsuit, so that went away. All the rest are quite atrocious. Tried FreeTalk...

Update: I really like the look and feel of W10M. I have not had any significant issues except for few: 1) Battery Life: Has improved greatly, but is still about 65% of WP8.1 - Totally non-scientific, but, I now have to recharge at least once+ during the day - when even with mod/heavy use, I...

UPDATE: I did a hard reset, did not use my back-up. The phone is much more snappy. This could be from the reset and/or from the fact there is much less "crap" on my phone? Nevertheless, seems like the battery drain has improved, but ever so slightly. As noted in earlier posts, this may...

Doubleodon - I'm no expert, however, my experience is that it does not take too long at all to install. What took time is doing my first backup, (literally 1-2 hours), then download/install - 1 hour max (from my memory). The next big time killer is - if you don't use your backup, is...

Scotthenry - I wish I could tell you. There are so many that say that battery life is almost as good as 8.1 - but, I may have to revert back to 8.1 if tomorrow doesn't improve. It's my daily driver as well, and having a constant need to charge will not be good. I'll update as I push through....

With Daniel's suggestion to go with the Insider update (per his "Ask Dan" video update, today), I took the plunge - and my gosh, you're right about the battery life. I can't keep up with any charger but plugging it in the wall. Interestingly, when I look at the battery app - says > 75% is from...

It feels like Christmas Eve, waiting for Santa to arrive .... (ok, too dramatic?). I just hope there will be no issues upgrading from the DP software. I am definitely looking forward to pairing up my Fitbit ... finally! Post if you received the update.

I have to admit, I'm about to breakdown, as well .... I "updated" to the DP - and now the phone burns up when doing just about anything, and requires that - 100% of the time - I'm on battery saver mode so I can just get through most of the day. (otherwise, 10-20% loss per hour) If MS would just...